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Find a file fast using Linux command line with 'locate'

Use the app mlocate to find files easilly and fast on Linux commandline.

Install and prep it

  1. Install it with sudo apt update && sudo apt install mlocate -y
  2. Then force update the database with sudo updatedb

Search for a file

  1. Find where syslog is mentioned: locate syslog
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